Bhagavad Gita 6.36
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः। वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।
asaṅyatātmanā yogo duṣhprāpa iti me matiḥ vaśhyātmanā tu yatatā śhakyo ’vāptum upāyataḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| asanyata-ātmanā | asanyata-ātmanā | one whose mind is unbridled |
| yogaḥ | yogaḥ | Yog |
| duṣhprāpaḥ | duṣhprāpaḥ | difficult to attain |
| iti | iti | thus |
| me | me | my |
| matiḥ | matiḥ | opinion |
| vaśhya-ātmanā | vaśhya-ātmanā | by one whose mind is controlled |
| tu | tu | but |
| yatatā | yatatā | one who strives |
| śhakyaḥ | śhakyaḥ | possible |
| avāptum | avāptum | to achieve |
| upāyataḥ | upāyataḥ | by right means |
I think Yoga is hard to be attained by one with an uncontrolled self, but the self-controlled and striving one can attain it by the appropriate means.
असंयत मन के पुरुष द्वारा योग प्राप्त होना कठिन है, परन्तु स्वाधीन मन वाले प्रयत्नशील पुरुष द्वारा उपाय से योग प्राप्त होना संभव है, यह मेरा मत है।।